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Team: Hendrick Motorsports-24
Age / DOB:  (41) / 8/4/1971
Ht / Wt:  5'7" / 150

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Charlotte Motor Speedway has been the site of several "firsts" for Jeff Gordon. This includes his first pole position (October 1993) and first victory (May 1994).
Overall, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has five wins, eight poles, 16 top-fives and 21 top-10's at the 1.5-mile track. Gordon posted his first of 65 career second-place finishes when he followed "The Intimidator", Dale Earnhardt, across the line here 20 years ago in his first attempt at the 600-mile race.-Performance PR Plus May 21 - 11:20 AM

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Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Jeff Gordon, a three-time All-Star race winner (1995, 1997 and 2001) of this annual event, believes aggression is key in the race split into four segments of 20 laps and one final 10-lap sprint to the checkered flag.

"The All-Star race is kind of a 'win-or-nothing' scenario, and that's not the case on other race weekends," said the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who captured his 300th top-five finish in his 700th career start last weekend. "I've always approached it being as aggressive as I possibly can. We push hard trying to win every race, and this weekend is no different. The only difference is there are no points on the line."-Performance PR Plus
May 14 - 7:25 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

It may not be tame or the same, but respect is what Jeff Gordon will give Darlington Raceway as he prepares for his 700th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this Saturday night in the Bojangles' Southern 500.

Saturday's race marks Gordon's 700th start - all consecutively - in NASCAR's premier series. In 32 starts at the egg-shaped Darlington Raceway oval, Gordon has three poles and 21 top-10's. He is also tops among active drivers in the following statistical categories: seven wins, 18 top-fives and 1,720 laps led - 903 laps more than any other driver (nearly the equivalent of 2.5 races).-Performance PR Plus
May 6 - 11:12 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

With 12 victories combined at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International Speedway, Jeff Gordon is the all-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series leader in restrictor-plate victories.

In 40 starts at Talladega Superspeedway, Gordon's six wins, 15 top-fives and 839 laps led are the most among active drivers. He also has three poles and 19 top-10's at the Alabama track.-Performance PR Plus
May 1 - 7:18 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Richmond International Raceway has been the site of two of Jeff Gordon's 87 career NASCAR Sprint Cup victories.

Along with two wins at the Virginia track, the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has five poles, 16 top-fives and 25 top-10's in 40 starts. Gordon has a 7.9 average starting position and he has led 1,415 laps - both tops among active drivers at the short track.-Performance PR Plus
Apr 23 - 8:02 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

For all the success Jeff Gordon has had at Kansas Speedway, he is still missing one thing from his resume - a pole at the 1.5-mile track.

This weekend's STP 400 may be the opportune time for him to start first. In 14 starts at the Kansas track, Gordon's two victories (2001 and 2002) are tied for the most while his eight top-fives are tops. But the track remains one of four where Gordon has never won a pole - Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Kentucky Speedway and Homestead-Miami Speedway being the others.-Performance PR Plus
Apr 15 - 8:28 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

In 24 starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordon has a lone win (2009), two poles, eight top-fives and 11 top-10's.

Last Sunday's third-place finish at Martinsville Speedway marked Gordon's 299th top-five - only two away from tying David Pearson for third all-time. That finish on a relatively flat half-mile track could prove valuable this weekend according to No. 24 crew chief Alan Gustafson. "As crazy as it sounds, things we learned at Martinsville can help at Texas," said Gustafson. "Right now, everything is so new to us (with the Generation-6 car) that we are learning every week."-Performance PR Plus
Apr 9 - 4:48 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

In 40 starts at Martinsville Speedway, Jeff Gordon has seven wins, 25 top-fives and 32 top-10's.

He has been running at the finish in all 40 events, and the four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion has led 3,515 laps on the 0.526-mile track. Cale Yarborough tops that list with 3,784 - a difference of 269 laps. Gordon has led 269 or more laps at Martinsville three times, including pacing the field for 329 laps in this event last year. Along with seven wins, Gordon also has seven poles at Martinsville - one off the track record held by Darrell Waltrip. Gordon has posted 20 consecutive seasons (1993 - 2012) with a pole, tying him with David Pearson for the most all-time.-Performance PR Plus
Apr 1 - 7:38 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Along with three wins (1997, 1999 and 2004), Jeff Gordon has two poles (1998 and 2007), 10 top-fives and 11 top-10's in 23 starts at the two-mile Auto Club Speedway.

Last year here, Gordon started 21st and maneuvered inside the top five without the aid of a caution flag. But a pit-road penalty under green-flag conditions led to a 26th-place finish in the rain-shortened event.-Performance PR Plus
Mar 19 - 8:53 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Jeff Gordon is 13th in the standings with 79 points; 50 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.

In the Kobalt Tools 400, Gordon was too loose early on, and voiced his displeasure with his vehicle even after multiple pit stops. He stayed on the track during the wave-around for two cautions, which allowed him to make up some laps. He still finished 25th, one lap down. This week: In 40 starts at Bristol, Gordon has five wins, 16 top fives, 22 top 10s and five poles. For point-paying races in the past eight years at Bristol, Gordon ranks first out of 47 drivers with an average place of 9.5.-NASCAR.com
Mar 11 - 8:43 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

A second trip to Victory Lane for Jeff Gordon at Las Vegas? If it happens this Sunday in the Kobalt Tools 400, it probably will be a bumpy ride.

Along with his lone win in 2001, Gordon has six top-fives and seven top-10's in 15 starts at the 1.5-mile track. He knows his way around Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS), pacing the field 457 times. "There are some bumps down in turns 1 and 2 that you really need your car to get through," said Gordon, who is eighth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. "They're in the low line - the preferred line."-Performance PR Plus
Mar 6 - 4:24 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Two years ago, Jeff Gordon and No. 24 crew chief Alan Gustafson won at Phoenix in only their second event working together.

After the event, PIR was repaved and reconfigured. "This weekend will be one of the most difficult and challenging ever," said Gustafson. "Our new Chevy SS has significantly more downforce than last year's car. With the new Gen-6 car, the new rules, a new tire compound and new inspection process, we don't really have anything that we can base this weekend off of." In 28 starts at the one-mile track, Gordon has two wins (2007 and 2011), 10 top-fives and 19 top-10's. He also has three poles (2005, 2006 and 2007) at the Arizona track. "Qualifying well is always important, and we'll put a lot of emphasis on qualifying runs during Friday practice," said Gustafson. "But we also need to give Jeff time to get acclimated to all the changes.-Performance PR Plus
Feb 26 - 12:08 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms with a portfolio of businesses that includes Hertz Rental Car, Allison Transmission and Dunkin' Donuts, announced today that it has acquired DuPont's paint business.

Although the people, products and technologies will remain the same, the paint business, which sponsors the No. 24 Chevrolet of Hendrick Motorsports and driver Jeff Gordon in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, has been rebranded as Axalta Coating Systems. The Axalta Coating Systems name will begin appearing on the No. 24 team car in the second quarter of the year. In the meantime, on-car branding will include familiar automotive paint brands and products such as Standox®, Spies Hecker, Imron®, and CromaxPro®, an environmentally friendly water-based paint brand.-Performance PR Plus
Feb 4 - 1:20 PM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

DuPont's sale of its automotive paint division will not affect the brand's sponsorship of Jeff Gordon in 2013, spokesperson Jon Edwards confirmed Friday.

Questions about Gordon's sponsorship arose last August when private equity firm the Carlyle Group announced it would acquire DuPont Performance Coatings for $4.9 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2013. "DuPont Performance Coatings, LLC. will be the primary sponsor on the #24 Chevrolet SS for 14 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events in 2013. CromaxPro, a DuPont Performance Coatings, LLC. product, will be featured as a major associate in all remaining races," Edwards said in an email Friday.(As the World Turns Left)-jayski.com
Jan 6 - 11:41 AM
Jeff Gordon - Hendrick Motorsports-24

Jeff Gordon was named the 2012 recipient of the National Motorsports Press Association’s Myers Brothers Award.

Named for NASCAR racing pioneers Billy and Bob Myers, the award recognizes individuals and groups which have provided outstanding contributions to the sport of stock car racing. Gordon’s accomplishments are two-fold: his on-track success, which includes four NASCAR Sprint Cup championships and 87 victories; and his charitable activities when not competing. "Off the track, he has raised countless funds for charity through his foundation for pediatric cancer research," said Burt Myers, grandson of Billy Myers, upon presenting the award with brother Jason Myers to Gordon. "He has traveled to Rwanda to aid with health care as well as partnering with an organization to put it on the side of his race car as a drive to end hunger."-NASCAR IMC
Fri, Nov 30, 2012 11:08:00 AM